Futaba and Tadakichi-san 双葉＆ただきちさん

Futaba standing beside the yellow creature Tadakichi-san — Futaba and Tadakichi-san screenshot preserved on the 2018 redistribution page; original image date and artist unverified · source

The second default character pair in the early Ukagaka lineage. Futaba and her creature companion Tadakichi-san were bundled with 何か during the period between the original Sakura incarnation and the later default Sakura redesign.

Record

Aliases: Futaba, 双葉, Tadakichi, ただきち
Author: 閑馬永空
Author (romaji): Shizuma Eikū
Character artwork: Unknown
Companion: Tadakichi-san (ただきちさん)
First release: 2001-08-05
Last known release: Unknown
Language: ja
Status: unavailable
Download status: original and 2018 redistribution downloads are currently unavailable

Technical context

Futaba became the bundled default character with 何か period “redo” zero on 2001-08-05. The contemporary redo terminology reference describes two selectable dialogue implementations: the Fake by 閑馬永空 and the Slayer by 橋本孔明. Period 284 replaced Futaba as the default on 2001-11-22. Later shell-only files do not constitute a downloadable copy of the ghost.

Known locations

Original site: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Bishop/7317/futaba.html
Current page: http://saihaihumijyumaho.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-2.html
Archived site: Unknown

English availability

No English translation has been verified for this ghost yet. This does not mean that none exists.

Sources

「何か」システム用語集 “redo” 版 contemporary reference
Contemporary reference identifies the characters as 双葉 and ただきち and credits the Fake to 閑馬永空 and the Slayer to 橋本孔明.
「伺か」システム用語集 “MATERIA” 版 contemporary reference
Describes Futaba as the bundled character that replaced the earlier Sakura when 何か was formally released.
2002/05/23 — 何か最萌観戦記そにょ41！ contemporary report
Contemporary tournament coverage calls Futaba the second default and documents the pair's prominence in May 2002.
双葉＆ただきちさんを再配布するページ third party redistribution
A 2018 third-party redistribution page citing permissive language from the ghost readme. Its linked ghost download is no longer available, but the page preserves the displayed screenshot and links to some separate shells.